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Established
Student numbers
Undergraduates
% domestic schoolleavers
1911 as a university
25852 higher education students (average)
20093 undergraduates (3708 of these are international students)
68% of d?
e:tic undergraduates c
mmence dir
c.tly from school. The balance are admitted from non-traditional pathways, such as via
VET qualifications, mature age special entry provIsions, professional qualifications or other criteria.
85% of undergraduates are studying full time and on campus.
Preferred study modes
About the University of Western Australia
The University of Western Australia (UWA) is the oldest university
in the state, having recently celebrated its centenary. In addition
to being a member of the prestigious Group of Eight and one of
just two Australian universities belonging to the Worldwide
Universities Network, UWA is a founding member of the Matariki
Network of Universities. Already a high-ranking university
worldwide, its long-term vision is to be counted among the top 50
universities in the world by 2050.
The university's main Crawley campus is set in National Estate-
registered gardens adjacent to the Swan River and only five
kilometres from the city centre. Many of its buildings carry a
national heritage listing and sit beside newer buildings with
modern facilities. It offers a range of conveniences, such as
banking, child care, cafés and a recreation centre, with the latter
home to swimming pools, tennis and squash courts, and a health
fitness facility. For students choosing to live on campus, of whom
there are currently around 2000, the university has five residential
colleges. UWA also has sites in nearby suburban Claremont and
the southern town of Albany.
The university offers its courses through the faculties of
architecture, landscape and visual arts; arts; education;
engineering, computing and mathematics; law; medicine, dentistry
and health sciences; and science. Business programs are offered
through UWA Business School, while the School of Indigenous
Studies focuses on pathways and full degrees for both Indigenous
and non-Indigenous students. The university's undergraduate
courses are unique in Western Australia and are based on
international practice in higher education. The degree structure
means that students enter a generalist bachelor degree in arts,
commerce, design or science before pursuing specialised degrees
at postgraduate level. High-achieving students can enter the four-
year Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours), a competitive and
How the fields of study rate and compare
prestigious program that allows students to choose from one or
more of the specialisations while also accessing additional
opportunities such as a residential program and study abroad
experience. Breadth of study, as well as depth, is strongly
promoted, with all students required to study units outside of their
degree-specific area. UWA offers more than 70 majors across the
disciplines, ensuring that students can pursue just about any
passion.
UWA's undergraduate courses are unique in
Western Australia and are based on
international practice in higher education.
The university aims to secure the best and brightest students
from a diverse range of backgrounds through a number of
scholarships, awards, alternative entry schemes and outreach
programs, including its Excellence Awards, which guarantee
entry into all undergraduate degrees - except the Bachelor of
Philosophy (Honours) - to a top-performing student from each of
Western Australia's secondary schools. UWay is another
program, targeting students whose academic achievements have
been adversely affected by disadvantages such as illness, having
to care for family members or bereavement. The university also
offers a range of support services, including counselling, job
advice and career preparation, and assistance for students with
disability.
Notable graduates include many Rhodes scholars; former Prime
Minister Bob Hawke; former federal Opposition Leader and
Australian Ambassador to the USA Kim Beazley; former federal
politician Stephen Smith; WA Premier Colin Barnett; former WA
premiers Dr Geoff Gallop, Alan Carpenter, Richard Court, Dr
Carmen Lawrence and Peter Dowding; 2005 Nobel Prize winner
Professor Barry Marshall; and Oscar-winning illustrator Shaun
Tan.
FIELD OF STUDY WHO'S GRADUATE SALARY GETTING A FULL-TIME FURTHER
WHAT GRADUATES SAY
THERE JOB STUDY
Total International Starti ng Salaries Graduates Success Graduates to Teaching Generic
Overall
number students salaries compared seeking work compared further study quality skills
satisfaction
Accounting $55810 Better 33% Average 8% Worse Average Average
Agriculture 159 23
Better Better Better
Arch itectu re 427 50
Built environment 304 53 56% Worse 53%
Average Worse Average
Business and management 4200 816 $56 114 Better 40% Average 16% Worse Average
Communications 526 255 $56 150 Average
Better 31% Better 26% Average Average Average
Computing and IT 155 25 $62 500
Better 28% Better 9% Worse Worse Worse
Creative arts 119 5 46% Better 24%
Dentistry 177 29 Average Average Average
32% 0% Worse Worse Worse
Economics 559 45 $62513 Better 27% Average
28% Worse Average Average
Education and training 56 5
Engineering and technology 1940 378 $69 126 Better 39% Average 22% Worse Worse
For an ex lanation of this Worse
p
table, see pages 176 177.
UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA 391